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1. First detection of Baylisascaris procyonis in wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Leipzig, Saxony, Eastern Germany

Author:
Rentería-Solís, Zaida; Birka, Stefan; Schmäschke, Ronald; Król, Nina; Obiegala, Anna
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.10 pp. 3289-3292
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Baylisascaris procyonis; Procyon lotor; adults; humans; intestines; paratenic hosts; polymerase chain reaction; urban areas; Germany;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Baylisascaris procyonis is a zoonotic nematode mainly harbored by the North American raccoon. It can cause severe neurological problems in paratenic hosts and humans. In Germany, raccoons are spread throughout the country. However, the presence of B. procyonis in the German raccoon population has not been thoroughly studied. For this study, 32 wild raccoons were collected in the urban area Leipzig ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5988-2

2. Calodium hepaticum (Nematoda: Capillariidae) in wild rodent populations from Argentina

Author:
Fantozzi, María C.; Robles, María del Rosario; Peña, Fiama E.; Antoniazzi, Leandro R.; Beldomenico, Pablo M.; Monje, Lucas D.
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.9 pp. 2921-2926
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Calomys; Nematoda; Oligoryzomys; Rattus; adults; genes; histopathology; hosts; humans; liver; ribosomal RNA; rodents; surveys; Argentina;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Calodium hepaticum (Nematoda; Capillariidae) is a parasitic nematode of mammals with a cosmopolitan distribution. Adults of this nematode can infect the liver of many mammalian species, including humans, but the main hosts are members of the superfamily Muroidea. Among these, Rattus spp. have the highest apparent prevalences reported worldwide. There are only two reports of C. hepaticum infecting ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5983-7

3. Prevalence of Cryptosporidium, Blastocystis, and other opportunistic infections in patients with primary and acquired immunodeficiency

Author:
Bednarska, Małgorzata; Jankowska, Irena; Pawelas, Andrzej; Piwczyńska, Karolina; Bajer, Anna; Wolska-Kuśnierz, Beata; Wielopolska, Małgorzata; Welc-Falęciak, Renata
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.9 pp. 2869-2879
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Blastocystis; Cryptosporidium; Cyclospora; Giardia; Microsporidia; adults; children; diarrhea; immunosuppression; microorganisms; parasitoses; patients; secondary infection; Poland;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Intestinal opportunistic infections are often caused by unicellular parasites. Individuals with decreased immunity are particularly susceptible to infection by said microorganisms, and when they are infected, diarrhea can be the main clinical manifestation. However, intestinal parasites have rarely been taken into account in intestinal disorders. In our study, an investigation was conducted to det ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5976-6
PubMed:
29946765
PubMed Central:
PMC6105259

4. Further reports of Anopheles algeriensis Theobald, 1903 (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany, with evidence of local mass development

Author:
Tippelt, Lisa; Walther, Doreen; Scheuch, Dorothee E.; Schäfer, Mandy; Kampen, Helge
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.8 pp. 2689-2696
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Anopheles; Plasmodium; adults; breeding sites; epidemiology; females; larvae; malaria; trapping; Germany; Northern European region;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Anopheles algeriensis, a thermophilic mosquito species widely distributed in the Mediterranean, is supposed to be extremely rare and to occur in very low abundances in central and northern Europe. Being one of seven native Anopheles species, it has been reported from Germany a few times only, with all but one report several decades ago. Only in 2013, the endemic persistence of the species was conf ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5938-z

5. Community structure of metazoan parasites from Pimelodus blochii in two rivers of the Western Brazilian Amazon: same seasonal traits, but different anthropogenic impacts

Author:
Negreiros, Luciano P.; Pereira, Felipe B.; Tavares-Dias, Marcos; Tavares, Luiz E. R.
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.12 pp. 3791-3798
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Cestoda; Crustacea; Monogenea; Nematoda; Pimelodus; adults; anthropogenic activities; biodiversity; catfish; community structure; drought; hydrology; larvae; rivers; Amazonia; Brazil;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... The present investigation evaluated the influence of seasonality and locality on the structure of the parasite community of the catfish Pimelodus blochii. A total of 160 fish were collected from two rivers in the State of Acre, western Brazilian Amazon: 80 fish in River Acre and 80 in River Iaco, with 40 in each season (rainy and drought). The overall prevalence was 78.7% and 1461 parasite specime ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-6082-5

6. New insights into the clinico-histopathological and molecular features of Pelecitus (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae) from a raptor bird

Author:
Muñoz-García, Claudia I.; López-Díaz, Osvaldo; Osorio-Sarabia, David; Martínez-Hernández, Fernando; Villalobos, Guiehdani; Isaak-Delgado, Ana B.; Rendón-Franco, Emilio; Carreño-Cervantes, Angélica; Contreras-Patiño, Daniel R.; Berriatua, Eduardo; Pleite, Carlos Martínez-Carrasco
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.10 pp. 3319-3325
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Onchocercidae; adults; birds of prey; blindness; dermatitis; histopathology; humans; pathogenesis; risk; taxonomic keys; tenosynovitis; wild birds; wildlife;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... Some Onchocercidae nematodes such as Pelecitus are parasites of medical and veterinary importance. The adult stage of Pelecitus has been reported infecting birds, and the microfilaria has been associated to human blindness. However, in some of these cases, the nematode was incompletely identified at the species level due to the scarcity of morphological taxonomic keys and, also, to the lack of mol ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-6009-1

7. Occurrence of anisakid parasites in marine fishes and whales off New Caledonia

Author:
Shamsi, Shokoofeh; Chen, Yuchi; Poupa, Anita; Ghadam, Masoumeh; Justine, Jean-Lou
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.10 pp. 3195-3204
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Anisakis; Contracaecum; Globicephala; adults; hosts; humans; internal transcribed spacers; larvae; marine fish; public health; seafoods; stakeholders; whales; New Caledonia;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Anisakid nematodes are the most infamous parasites occurring in seafood with ability to infect humans. In the present study, the infective stages of five anisakid larval types, including Anisakis types I and III, Terranova types I and II and Contracaecum larval type, as well as adult Anisakis paggiae are reported from 16 host species from New Caledonian waters. The specific identity of the larval ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-6018-0

8. First report of Euryhelmis parasites (Trematoda, Heterophyidae) in Africa: conservation implications for endemic amphibians

Author:
Díaz-Rodríguez, Jesus; Donaire-Barroso, David; Jowers, Michael J.
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.8 pp. 2569-2576
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Anura; Heterophyidae; Salamandra; adults; definitive hosts; frogs; intermediate hosts; metacercariae; predators; risk; threatened species; Costa Rica; Japan; Morocco;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, we report, through molecular identification, the first African records of a digenean trematode parasite of the genus Euryhelmis. We recovered metacercariae encysted in an anuran, the endemic Moroccan painted frog (Discoglossus scovazzi), and a vulnerable caudate, the North African fire salamander (Salamandra algira), from four localities in North Africa (Morocco). Our records go bac ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5946-z

9. Population genetics of benzimidazole-resistant Haemonchus contortus and Haemonchus placei from buffalo and cattle: implications for the emergence and spread of resistance mutations

Author:
Ali, Qasim; Rashid, Imran; Shabbir, Muhammad Zubair; Shahzad, Kashif; Ashraf, Kamran; Sargison, Neil D.; Chaudhry, Umer
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.11 pp. 3575-3583
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Haemonchus contortus; Haemonchus placei; adults; alleles; anthelmintics; buffaloes; cattle; climate change; effective population size; genetic drift; genetic markers; genetic variation; genomics; heterozygosity; hosts; loci; microsatellite repeats; mutation;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... The population genetics of nematode parasites are poorly understood with practical reference to the selection and spread of anthelmintic resistance mutations. Haemonchus species are important to study the nematode population genetics due to their clinical importance in ruminant livestock, and the availability of genomic resources. In the present study, it has been examined that Haemonchus contortu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-6055-8

10. The effects of raw propolis on Varroa-infested honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers

Author:
Pusceddu, Michelina; Floris, Ignazio; Mura, Alessandra; Theodorou, Panagiotis; Cirotto, Giorgia; Piluzza, Giovanna; Bullitta, Simonetta; Angioni, Alberto; Satta, Alberto
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.11 pp. 3527-3535
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Apis mellifera; Varroa destructor; adults; bioassays; cages; evolution; foraging; honey bees; in vitro studies; longevity; mites; pathogens; propolis; social insects; sucrose;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Self-medication plays a major role in the behavioral defense against pathogens and parasites that animals have developed during evolution. The conditions defining this adaptive behavior are: (1) contact with the substance in question must be deliberate; (2) the substance must be detrimental to one or more parasites; (3) the detrimental effect on parasites must lead to increased host fitness. Recen ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-6050-0

11. Filarial nematode (order: Spirurida) surveillance in urban habitats, in the city of Pécs (Hungary)

Author:
Kurucz, Kornélia; Kiss, Vivien; Zana, Brigitta; Jakab, Ferenc; Kemenesi, Gábor
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.10 pp. 3355-3360
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Aedes vexans; Coquillettidia; DNA; Dirofilaria immitis; Dirofilaria repens; Setaria tundra; adults; females; habitats; humans; invasive species; monitoring; mosquito control; polymerase chain reaction; sequence analysis; surveys; Hungary;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... As part of the seasonal mosquito control activities in the city of Pécs (Baranya County, Hungary), a total of 1123 adult female mosquitoes belonging to 18 species (including the invasive species Aedes koreicus) were collected from human-inhabited areas, using CO₂-baited traps, during two consecutive years. To survey the presence and prevalence of filarial parasites in these mosquitoes, we performe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-6066-5

12. Anti-GK1 antibodies damage Taenia crassiceps cysticerci through complement activation

Author:
Núñez, Guadalupe; Villalobos, Nelly; Herrera, Cinthia P.; Navarrete-Perea, José; Méndez, Adriana; Martinez-Maya, José J.; Bobes, Raúl J.; Fragoso, Gladis; Sciutto, Edda; Aguilar, Laura; del Arenal, Irene P.
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.8 pp. 2543-2553
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Mesocricetus auratus; Taenia crassiceps; Taenia solium; adults; antibodies; complement; cysticerci; cysticercosis; cytochrome c; desmosomes; developing countries; digestive system; electron microscopy; proteomics; swine; vaccination; vaccines; viability; zoonoses;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Taeniasis-cysticercosis, a zoonosis caused by Taenia solium, is prevalent in underdeveloped countries, where marginalization promotes its continued transmission. Pig cysticercosis, an essential stage for transmission, is preventable by vaccination. An efficient multiepitope vaccine against pig cysticercosis, S3Pvac, was developed. Previous studies showed that antibodies against one of the S3Pvac c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5943-2

13. Molecular identification of Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum recovered from humans and pigs in Thailand, Lao PDR, and Myanmar

Author:
Sadaow, Lakkhana; Sanpool, Oranuch; Phosuk, Issarapong; Rodpai, Rutchanee; Thanchomnang, Tongjit; Wijit, Adulsak; Anamnart, Witthaya; Laymanivong, Sakhone; Aung, Win Pa Pa; Janwan, Penchom; Maleewong, Wanchai; Intapan, Pewpan M.
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.8 pp. 2427-2436
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Ascaris lumbricoides; Ascaris suum; adults; ascariasis; eggs; genes; haplotypes; humans; hybrids; internal transcribed spacers; intestines; mitochondrial DNA; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; swine; Laos; Myanmar; Thailand;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest roundworm known from the human intestine while Ascaris suum is an internal parasite of pigs. Ascariasis, caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, has a worldwide distribution. Here, we have provided the first molecular identification of Ascaris eggs and adults recovered from humans and pigs in Thailand, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. We amplified and sequenced nuclear ribosomal D ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5931-6

14. Detecting local transmission of avian malaria and related haemosporidian parasites (Apicomlexa, Haemosporida) at a Special Protection Area of Natura 2000 network

Author:
Dimitrov, Dimitar; Ilieva, Mihaela; Ivanova, Karina; Brlík, Vojtěch; Zehtindjiev, Pavel
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.7 pp. 2187-2199
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; DNA; Haemoproteus; Leucocytozoon; Plasmodium relictum; adults; avian malaria; breeding; conservation areas; cytochrome b; hatching; juveniles; lakes; microscopy; migratory birds; pathogens; polymerase chain reaction; Bulgaria;     Show all 18 Subjects
Abstract:
... Avian haemosporidian parasites (Apicomplexa, Haemosporida) are widespread pathogens that cause malaria (Plasmodium spp.) and other haemosporidioses (Haemoproteus spp. and Leucocytozoon spp.) in birds. The Special Protection Area Durankulak Lake (SPA DL) is a coastal lake in northeast Bulgaria, part of the Natura 2000 network that was declared as important area for wintering, breeding and migratory ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5906-7

15. Tracking Toxoplasma gondii in freshwater ecosystems: interaction with the invasive American mink (Neovison vison) in Spain

Author:
Ribas, MariaP.; Almería, Sonia; Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier; De Pedro, Gabriel; Lizarraga, Patricia; Alarcia-Alejos, Olga; Molina-López, Rafael; Obón, Elena; Gholipour, Hojjat; Temiño, Consuelo; Dubey, JitenderP.; Cabezón, Oscar
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.7 pp. 2275-2281
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; DNA; Neovison vison; Toxoplasma gondii; adults; agglutination tests; antibodies; brain; coasts; freshwater ecosystems; juveniles; mammals; oocysts; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; seroprevalence; Spain;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... Water-borne transmission may play an important role in the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii. Mammals closely related to freshwater ecosystems, such as the American mink (Neovison vison), are potentially valuable sentinels for T. gondii. To assess the importance of freshwater ecosystems in T. gondii epidemiology, sera of 678 American minks collected during the 2010 to 2015 Spanish national eradica ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5916-5

16. Adaptation of the secretome of Echinostoma caproni may contribute to parasite survival in a Th1 milieu

Author:
Cortés, Alba; Muñoz-Antolí, Carla; Álvarez-Izquierdo, María; Sotillo, Javier; Esteban, J. Guillermo; Toledo, Rafael
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.4 pp. 947-957
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Echinostoma caproni; acetyl coenzyme A; adults; excretory-secretory products; gel electrophoresis; helminthiasis; mass spectrometry; mice; resistance mechanisms; secondary infection; stress response; transferases;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Echinostoma caproni (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) is an intestinal trematode, broadly employed to study the host-dependent mechanisms that govern the evolution of intestinal helminth infections. Resistance against E. caproni homologous secondary infections has been reported in mice and appears to be related to the generation of a local Th2 response, whereas Th1 responses promote the development of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5758-1

17. Absence of IL-17A in Litomosoides sigmodontis-infected mice influences worm development and drives elevated filarial-specific IFN-γ

Author:
Ritter, Manuel; Krupp, Vanessa; Wiszniewsky, Katharina; Wiszniewsky, Anna; Katawa, Gnatoulma; Tamadaho, Ruth S. E.; Hoerauf, Achim; Layland, Laura E.
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.8 pp. 2665-2675
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; CD4-positive T-lymphocytes; Litomosoides sigmodontis; adults; blindness; chemokine CCL11; chemokine CCL17; climate; humans; immune response; interferon-gamma; interleukin-17; interleukin-21; interleukin-4; interleukin-6; lymph nodes; mice; onchocerciasis; public health; secretion; socioeconomics; thoracic cavity; tropical diseases;     Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:
... Lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis and loiasis are widespread neglected tropical diseases causing serious public health problems and impacting the socio-economic climate in endemic communities. More than 100 million people currently suffer from filarial infections but disease-related symptoms and infection-induced immune mechanisms are still ambiguous. Although most infected individuals have dom ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5959-7
PubMed:
29931394
PubMed Central:
PMC6061040

18. Echinococcus multilocularis in Denmark 2012–2015: high local prevalence in red foxes

Author:
Petersen, H. H.; Al-Sabi, M. N. S.; Enemark, H. L.; Kapel, C. M. O.; Jørgensen, J. A.; Chriél, M.
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.8 pp. 2577-2584
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Arvicola; Echinococcus multilocularis; Microtus; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Vulpes vulpes; adults; definitive hosts; genes; insectivores; intermediate hosts; liver; metacestodes; monitoring; ribosomal RNA; rodents; sequence analysis; spring; summer; Denmark; Western European region;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... In Western Europe, the Echinococcus multilocularis lifecycle is predominantly sylvatic, typically involving red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) as the main definitive hosts with Microtus spp. and Arvicola spp. as intermediate hosts. During a 4-year surveillance study (2012–2015), Danish red foxes and raccoon dogs (n = 1345) were examined for E. multilocularis. Moreover, 134 insectivores and rodents collecte ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5947-y

19. Diet assimilation trends and host-parasite relationships in two species of sunfish (Lepomis) revealed by stable isotope analyses of multiple tissues

Author:
Zhang, Liang; Vanderhorst, Kristen; Kyser, Kurt; Campbell, Linda
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.4 pp. 1043-1049
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
host-parasite relationships,   etc   ; Lepomis macrochirus; Pomphorhynchus; Posthodiplostomum; adults; carbon; carbon nitrogen ratio; diet; flukes; food webs; freshwater fish; freshwater lakes; hookworms; hosts; intestines; liver; nitrogen; sexual maturity; stable isotopes; tissues;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... White grub flukes, Posthodiplostomum minimum centrarchi (Trematoda), and hookworms Pomphorhynchus bulbocolli (Acanthocephala) are common internal parasites for many North American freshwater fishes. P. minimum are found as cysts in internal organ tissues, while P. bulbocolli are found as sexually mature adults in gastrointestinal (GI) tracts. Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5781-2

20. Novel approach to study gastropod-mediated innate immune reactions against metastrongyloid parasites

Author:
Penagos-Tabares, Felipe; Lange, Malin K.; Seipp, Anika; Gärtner, Ulrich; Mejer, Helena; Taubert, Anja; Hermosilla, Carlos
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.4 pp. 1211-1224
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Arion vulgaris; Crenosoma vulpis; scanning electron microscopy; adults; juveniles; snails; humidity; climate; Aelurostrongylus; Limax maximus; light microscopy; immune response; larvae; temperature; eggs; slugs; Parastrongylus cantonensis; innate immunity; breeding; Achatina fulica; Angiostrongylus vasorum; hemocytes;     Show all 23 Subjects
Abstract:
... The anthropozoonotic metastrongyloid nematodes Angiostrongylus cantonensis and Angiostrongylus costaricensis, as well as Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior are currently considered as emerging gastropod-borne parasites and have gained growing scientific attention in the last years. However, the knowledge on invertebrate immune respons ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5803-0

21. Molecular characterization of avian malaria in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)

Author:
Muriel, Jaime; Graves, JeffA.; Gil, Diego; Magallanes, S.; Salaberria, Concepción; Casal-López, Miriam; Marzal, Alfonso
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.3 pp. 919-928
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Haemoproteus; Plasmodium; Sturnus; adults; avian malaria; blood sampling; breeding; breeding season; chicks; genetic variation; hosts; migratory birds; nestlings; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; risk; sedentary species; sequence analysis; Iberian Peninsula; Portugal; Spain;     Show all 22 Subjects
Abstract:
... We studied the prevalence and genetic diversity of malaria parasites in the poorly investigated spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) breeding in central Spain, aiming to describe the phylogenetic relationships among them and with other haemosporidians infecting the genus Sturnus. A total of 180 nestlings and 180 adult individuals from four different breeding seasons were screened for haemosporidia ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5748-3

22. Tissue expression pattern of ABCG transporter indicates functional roles in reproduction of Toxocara canis

Author:
Luo, Yong-Li; Ma, Guang-Xu; Luo, Yong-Fang; Kuang, Ce-Yan; Jiang, Ai-Yun; Li, Guo-Qing; Zhou, Rong-Qiong
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.3 pp. 775-782
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; ABC transporters; Toxocara canis; adults; females; gene expression; genes; germ cells; immunohistochemistry; males; messenger RNA; open reading frames; polyclonal antibodies; polypeptides; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; rabbits; reproduction; tissue distribution; transcription (genetics); uterus;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... Toxocara canis is a zoonotic parasite with worldwide distribution. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are integral membrane proteins which involve in a range of biological processes in various organisms. In present study, the full-length coding sequence of abcg-5 gene of T. canis (Tc-abcg-5) was cloned and characterized. A 633 aa polypeptide containing two conserved Walker A and Walker B moti ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-018-5751-8

23. Absence of haemosporidian parasite infections in the long-lived Cory’s shearwater: evidence from molecular analyses and review of the literature

Author:
Campioni, Letizia; Martínez-de la Puente, Josué; Figuerola, Jordi; Granadeiro, JoséPedro; Silva, MónicaC.; Catry, Paulo
Source:
Parasitology research 2018 v.117 no.1 pp. 323-329
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
parasites,   etc   ; Calonectris diomedea; Culiseta; Haemoproteus; Leucocytozoon; Plasmodium; adults; bird diseases; breeding; chicks; disease prevalence; habitats; immatures; insect vectors; larvae; life history; migratory behavior; nesting; parasitoses; polymerase chain reaction; seabirds;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... The apparent scarcity or absence of blood parasites in some avian groups, such as seabirds, has been related to intrinsic and extrinsic factors including host immunological capacity, host-parasite assemblage, and ecological parameters, but also to reduced sensitivity of some methods to detect low parasite prevalence/intensities of infection. Here, we examined the haemosporidian parasite prevalence ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-017-5676-7